Oct. 17-18. Revolutionary War military life and tactics will be demonstrated at the Yorktown Victory Center. Programs also take place in Yorktown and at Yorktown Battlefield. Yorktown Victory Center, Old Route 238, Yorktown. 888-593-4682.

Town Point Virginia Wine Festival. Oct. 17-18. One of the region's largest gatherings of Virginia wineries. Town Point Park, Norfolk. 441-2345.

Fast facts This year's Harborfest was moved to the July Fourth weekend to coincide with the opening of Norfolk's newly renovated Town Point Park.An Occasion for the Arts, a great combination of performing and visual arts, always takes place on the first Sunday in October in and around Merchant's Square inWilliamsburg.